Poirieria (Panamurex) gabbi Vokes 1970 (murex snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Full reference: E. H. Vokes. 1970. Cenozoic Muricidae of the Western Atlantic region. Part V - Pterynotus and Poirieria. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 8(1):1-50

Belongs to Poirieria (Panamurex) according to E. H. Vokes 1970

Sister taxa: Poirieria (Panamurex) alaquaensis, Poirieria (Panamurex) carnicolor, Poirieria (Panamurex) clarksvillensis, Poirieria (Panamurex) dubitalis, Poirieria (Panamurex) eugeniae, Poirieria (Panamurex) fusinoides, Poirieria (Panamurex) gatunensis, Poirieria (Panamurex) heilprini, Poirieria (Panamurex) hutchinsoni, Poirieria (Panamurex) laccopoia, Poirieria (Panamurex) lychnia, Poirieria (Panamurex) macneili, Poirieria (Panamurex) mauryae, Poirieria (Panamurex) phagon, Poirieria (Panamurex) recticanalis, Poirieria (Panamurex) velero

Type specimen: USNM 646084, a shell

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at TU 1211, Río Gurabo (Pliocene of Dominican Republic)

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